Numbering machine



March 26, 1929 w. F. HAUPT `137;!)6692 NUHBERING lucana Filed lnx-ch 1o,1921 4 "smet's-sneet 1 ,ha AT'TORNEY March 26, 1929. w. F. HAUPTNUKBERING MACHINE l Sheets-Sheet 2 rch 10, 1927 .vI/ENTUR. BY l;

,A1A TTOR NEY; I

March 26, 1929. l w. F. HAUPT 1,703,692

NUMBER'ING MACHINE Filed arch 10, 1927v 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 @n ???VENTO/e;

ATTORNE.

y March 26, 1929 w, F, HAUPT 1,706,692

Nuusnme MACHINE Filed lawn 1o., 19.27 4 sheets-sheet 4 a prefer`Patented Mar. 26, 1929..r

UNITED srATEsf PATENT OFFICE. e

SERSEY.

GE, NEW JERSEY, AssIeNoE To THE BATES MANUFAC- sT QRANGE, -NEW JERSEY, ACORPORATION oF'NEW f i NUMBERING MACHINE.

Application inea March 10,1927. serieu No. iur/4,298.

My invention relates to numbering machines and particularly to thatclass of numbering machines which 4are automatic in` their action andwhicli'are` that they permit the usci'l t consecutively, or to prin seve'al vtimes before the cally changes the units printing next operationthereof,or to usually so made o print numbers t each number machineautomati- `wheel to effect the of the nextliigher number' upon the'4@DCM the printing` of the same number over and over again. The machineshown and described herein as red embodiment of constructed and arrangeds my invention, .is o that itinay be set to repeat, toprintconsecutively, to duplicate, to triplicate, tuplicate, v tosextnplicate,

and to octuplicate-the machin capable of being set inte n than thatindicated.

to quadruplica-te, to quinc `to septuplicate, e thusl being inedifferent adjusted positions or, ini other Words, having nine differentindex settingijs and being what is known as a "multiple-movement" ever,is subject to greatvariation in the direction ust noted,

andinay be embodied in a a range of settings either Asa machine `havinggreater or less rmattei' y of fact,

the number of settings of this character possible in a machineconstructed in accordance with my invention isA practicallyunlimitedyexcept by consideration of such fac- Y tors assise,convenience and manufacturing economy:

In somev aspects/the present invention is an iniiproveinentA on that'-U. S. Patent No. 1,474,715, 20, 1923.- However, While designed for anumbering type disclosed is equally Well adapted fo practically allother numbering machines, forms'of both ated machines. y

Generally stated, my an improved and simpl led disclosed in my datedNovemberv ',i-t is especially machine vof the in said patent,myfifnvention r application to types of `automat-ie including inside andoutside operkvarious invention i'esidcs in construction and arrangementwhereby the range of usefulnessk of numbering machin same is embodied.may bevenlarged or es Which the as described, without increasing; thecomplexity of the mechanisms ofsiich machines and AWithout involving matloss'oftime in the process o f manufacturing fhich may be indexed,

varied eria-l changes ori.

Vprovide" inl'numbering machines-such as described, a simple andimproved form of control mechanism for the usual Working Lor steppedpawls, or equivalent devices, which mechanism, preferably Withoutrequiring any undue changes in its construction or any` yariation in thenumber of its parts, renders f` it possible to readily adapt' suchmachines for any desired number of settings or combinations of settings.l

Another object of my inventionjistoprovide a numbering machine with acontrol mechanism of this character vand preferably comprising .but vasingle main controlling member, prefcrablyfin the form of a controlratchet, which mechanism directly controls 'the Working pawl, orequivalent device, and which is itself preferably directly operable bythe latter. g A further object of my invention resides in the provisionof a numbering machine which is very compact and the settings ofWhich'may be changed as desired, that is, y without involving thelateral or sidewisashifting either of the working paWl, or equivalentdevice, o r of,`

the control mechanism for the latter.

lA still further object of my invention to provide simple, effective andpreferably semi-automatic'means for re-setting the control mechanism ofa numbering Amachine,

tion.r l

Other V,objects and features of my invention Willbe hereinafter morespecifically described and claimed. While my invention iscapable ofexpressionin various.mechanical forms,ifo'r purposes of illustration,the preferred form of my invention as. -applied tol a numbering machineof tlicljtypedisclosed A.in my said Patent No. 1,474,715, is shown inthev drawings aecompanying andforming part ofthis specification, lin`which drawings,-j

Figure 1 is a view in tront elevation, partly broken away, ot anumbering machine with my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a view lin side elevation, partly brolen away and partly insection, looking from the right in F l;

Fig. 3 is an enla Usd `tiagrmental view similar to Fig. L, the machinebeing on consecutive sett-ing and the parts beingv shown u1 printing);position; l

Figi'. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the plungd'er box ornumbering wheel head and the parts carried thereby in their raised or'normal position;

F 5 is an enlarged detailed view in side or end elevation, partly insection, showing the working pawl, the control mechanism therefor whenin the octuplicate setting, and the retaining pawl and li'lt leverassociated with the control mechanism, the parts being shown in theposition they occupy at the beginning of the actuating1 stroke of theworkH ing pawl;

Fig. 6 isa view similar to Fi 0. 5 with the parts shown in thepositionthey ocrripy at the end of the actuating stroke et' the workingr pawl;

Fig. 7 is a View similarto F ig. 5 with the parts shown in the positionthey occupy at the nish of the return or reverse motion ot the controlratchet;

Fig'. 8 is a view in elevation looking from the right in F 7 andshowing' some of the numbering or type wheels in broken lines;

Fig'. 9 is a view similar to Fig 5 with the control mechanism in therepeat setting, the parts being shown in the position they occupy at theend ot the working trolre of the Working` pawl;

F ig. 10 is an enlarged view in perspective of one of the numbering' ortype wheels and the working," or stepped pawl associated therewith Fig.l1 is an enlarged detailed view in perspective showing parts ot theindexing' mechanism and the working; pa-wl control mechanism whichadapted to be set or adjusted thereby; and

F 12 is an enlarged sectional view, partly in elevation, oi the indexingmechanism, the section being' taken on line 152-12 ot F 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows.

lleterring' to the drawings, reference character 1 represents the maintraine of the machine, said frame being. in the form of an inverted lland having` the numbering wheel head and the principal operating'mechanism of the machine mounted between its legs. A plate 2 is suitablysecured to the lower ends of the legs ot trame 1 and has an opening 3through which the type of the mimbering,y or typek wheels project inprinting: or stamp# ing the numbers, as indicated in Fig. 3, and at theedges of which the usual printing .varied as desired.

guides, not shown, are cut. At its top the vits upper end. Within thespindle 5 and handle 6 is disposed a helical spring 7 which actsnormally to hold the numbering` wheel head in its raised position asshown in Figs. 1, 2 and l, as is usual in this type ot' number-` ingmachines. Below the spring and eX- tending through the collar 4 andspindle 5 is a pin 8 lree to be moved transversely, but having noif'erticalf movement. The spindle 5 is slotted at 9, 9 to permit ot' itsmovement past `the pin 8. @ne oltl the slots 9 is enlarged as indicatedat 1.0, at its upper end portion to about the size ot the head of pin 8,but this enlarged portion is not cut all the way through the materialot' the spindle, as shown in Fig. 1, and accordingly when theenlargement 10 in the downward movement ot the spindle 5 is aligned with"pin 8, the latter may be moved' in the direction of its length so as toengage the head thereof with such enlargement vand thereby el'lect thelocking oi the spindle together with 4the numbering wheel head and theparts carried thereby in depressed position. The numbering` wheel head,'indicated at 11, is in the form of a yole or inverted Ll, and a barrel12 is mounted in a horizontal position between the legs or dependingside members of said yolre and lixedly secured in such position as bymeans of screws, not shown, eX- tending through said side members andthreaded into the adjacent ends of the barrel. A shaft 13 is mountedmovement in an axial opening,` extending' through the barrel 12, saidshaft fitting' quite closely with said openingv and extending' aconsiderable distance troni each end ot the barrel and beyond the sidesofthe head or yoke 11 through openings 12 provided in said sides, intovertical guide-ways 14- provided in the legs of the main frame l, theendsvof said shaft being; closely adjacent thebottom of the respectiveLguide-ways. Anti-friction rollers 15 mounted lon the ends of shaft 13and disposed in the guideways 14 coactwith the latter to guide the head11 in.its'reciprocatory movements in the main frame 1. n The type ornumbering wheels 16,01: which there are seven in the ymachineillustrated, are an-V nular in form and are arranged side by side withinthe yoke or head 11 and rotatably mounted on the barrel 12 fixed to thehead, these numbering wheels being respectively the usual units, tens,hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of and millions wheels.@ther suitable series of wheels may be employedV and the number of suchwheels used may, of course, .also be tained in slightly spaced relationon the barthousands he wheels 16 are main-y for oscillatory rel -12 asby means ofxthin ring washers, only one of whichl is indicated at 17 invFig. 8, which are respectively disposed between adjacent wheels andwhich are preferably held against rotary movement in any "suitablemanner, by shown, conforming to and "disposed in a longitudinal recess18 in the barrel. A spacing ring, not shown, is also preferablyloosely'mounted on the barrel 12 between the numbering wheel 16 of thehighest order and the adjacent leg or side member of the yoke or head11. Reference characters19 land`20 represent annular members comprisingparts of my improved control mechanism forcon-r trolling the-operationsof the working or stepped pawl, or equivalent device,for varioussettings of the machine, said members being respectively referred toherein' as the' control ratchet and the controlratchet governor. Themembers 2O and 19- are rotatably mounted in spaced relation on thebarrel 12, the order named,Y between the units wheel 16 and theadjacent.l leg or side member of the headlor yoke 11. These mem'- bei's19 and 20 are resiliently connected as by means ofa spiralV spring 22which, as shown, is secured at the inner end to an inner annular flangeor hub 20 ofthe control ratchetl governor or member 20and at its outerend to a projection'23 which is provided on the control ratchet 19 atthe outer edge or perimeter of the latter and which extends later-v allytherefrom so ast'o overly the member 2()A and bein the path of aprojection or `tooth 24 formed on the outer 'edge of the said member 20.The spring `22-'constantly tendsy to maintain the control ratchet 19- insuchv a position relative to the control ratcliet'gover nor 20 that thelateral projection v23V of the former will be in engagementfwith thetooth or stop 24 on the latter, and thearrangement is such that rotarymovement of the control ratchet with respect to the ratchet governortothe'left,referring to Figs. 5, yi6, 7 and 9,.

that is, in such direction'thatrthe projection 23is moved away 24 on thecontrol ratchet governor, will .wind up or increasefthe tension of thisspring. v

Each of the numbering Wheels 16, asis usual, is provided 'with nineshallow notches 26 and vdeep notch'27l in therinner annular edgethereof, these notches 'being equispaced and having the usualdisposition, i. e., there is one shallow notch 26 for each of lninenumbers on the Wheel and the deep notch isv employed for thetentlrnumber and for the purpose of carrying tothe wheel which is of thenext order. VVh'eremy invention, as shown herein, is adapted toa'nineniovement machine, the control ratchet 19 is"`pr vided on its innerperiphery with a series of seven e'quispaced notches, six of which areshallow notches 28a-nd one end`notch 29 `of thev series being'deep andlong. The innerv lperiphery of having inward projections, not

ratchet 19 and being from the projection or stop this control ratchetalso has a long smooth or unnotched section 30 between the deep notch 29and the 28 therein. Nonotches, however,V are pr videdin the innerperiphery ofthe control ratchet Vgovernor 20, such periphery beingsmooth forits entire length.

yCrank arms 32fare respectively vsecured intermediate their ends to theprojecting end port-ions of the sha-ft 13 outside the legs or sidemembers of the yoke orhe-ad 11 and between such side members and thelegs of the main frame 1,`such arms being pro* vided atk one endv withinwardly-directed pins 33 and at their other endwit-h slots 34.

The working pa-Wl comprises 'a pawl bar 36,:

havinga seriesof integral stepped pawls 37 corresponding in number with.andadaptedl to .respectively coactwithl the numbering Wheels 16 and alsohaving an integral single pawl or tooth 38 adjacent one end, thepawl 38being adapted to coact; with the control slightly longer in al ra' dialdirection than the adj accnt'longest pawl or toothof the series ofstepped pawls 37 and spaced therefrom by a deep wide notch 39. Thepaw-l'r bar is pivotally supportedv from and between the crank arms 32,said bar being provided atits ends with aligned openings 40 with whichthe pins 33 on the crank arms respectively engage, 4and ybeing receivedwithin the usual rlongitudinal rccess 41 formed in tlie'barrel 12. Therecess 41k is'of sutlicient size to accommodate the 'Dawl bar 36 'intheimovements thereof when in all the various positionsit assumes in theoperation of 'the machine.' The spacing washers 17 are each provided .ata point therein opposite Atherecelss 41 in the barrel 12,

with a largeV recess, not shown, preferably substantially of the form ofthe notch 29 in the control lratchet 1 9, to accommodate the pawl bar36in the movement thereof when in its outward actuating positions'.V Theopenings 12 in the side members or legs ofthe headll are also lof suchsize and shape as to freely accommodate the pawl bar 36 in theoscillatory movements thereof in the various posit-ions it occupies forall the different settings ofthe machine. A torsion spring 43 coiledabout the pivot pin 33 of one of thecrank karms 32 and bearing at oneend aga-inst V said ,crank arm and at the other' end against the pawl'.bar 36, constantly tend'slto force thejpawl bar outwardly about thepivotpin's 83 and into coactingv engagej ment with `the notched innerperipheries of the annular numbering trol ratchet 19. i

When the'yoke or head 11 .isreciprocated `inthe main frame 1,theshaftyland the f j pawlfbar 36 carried thereby are oscillated tojr advance thenumbering wheels by the usual step-by1step movements, being understood,ofcourse, that rwhenthe machine is set for end shallow notch AWheels 16and con-g duplicate or triplicate or quadruplicate, or quintuplicate,etc., the pawl bar will be held from coacting with or advancing thenumbering wheels exceptduring every second, or every third, or everyfourth, or every fifth, etc., reciprocation of the lhead 11, while whenthe machine is set 'for rcpeat, the pawl bar will be continuously heldfrom coacting with or advancing the numbering wheels. Such oscillatorymovement is imparted to the sha'tt 13 and the pawl bar 3G upon the upand down reciprocatory movements ot the head 11, by the U-shaped ink padtrame carrying the padv 46 for inking the type or numbers ol the wheels1G and pivotally supported from the head 11 by pins 47 which extendthrough the angular legs 48 of said trame and into the adjacent sidemembers or legsfot the head. Adjacent the pivot pins 47 and at the endsthereol remote from the pad 46, the legs 48 of the frame 45 are providedwith pins 49 which respectively engage the slots 34 of the crank arms 32which are iiXed to the shaft 13, and at or adjacent their angle or bend,these legs ai'e provided with similar slots which are respectivelyslidably engaged by reduced smooth end portions of pins or screws 5lsecured to and extending inwardly from rearwardly extending portions 52provided on the legs ot' the main t'ame 1. The arrangement is such 'thatas the numbering iead 11is reciprocated in frame 1, the pins 51 coactwith slots 50 to effect movement of the ink padV frame 45 about the axesof pivot pins 47, this frame in the down movement ol the head 11 beingmoved outwardly about the pins 47 to that position in which ther ink pad46 is most remote' from the numbering wheels, as shown in Fig. 3, andbeing moved inwardly about the pins 47 to the position shown in Figs. 2and 4 with the pad 46 pressed firmly against the type of the wheels 16which are to perform the next printing, on the up movement of head 11.ln such pivotal movement of the ink pad traine the pins 49 xcd to thelegs 48 thereof coact with the slots 34 of the crank arms 32 tooscillate the latter and thereby the shaft 13 and pawl bar 36, thereturn movement or stroke ot the pawl bar being effected upon theoutward movement ol the ink pad frame 45 and the down-stroke of the head11 and the forward or working stroke ot the pawl bar being cll'ectedupon the inward movement ot 'trame 45 and the rip-stroke olf head 11.With the arrangement described, however, the pawl bar 36 is held byreason of the engagement oit its long tooth or pawl 38 with the innerrperiphery ot the control ratchet 19, from coaction with the numberingor type wheels 16 at all times except when the control ratchet is in aposition -in which the large clearance notch or recess 29 thereoi'fisdirectly opposite the pawl'bar so as to accommodate the latter withinthe limits of the oscillatory movementimparted to it through the crankarms 32.v When the contiol ratchet is thus positioned, the notch 29therein permits the stepped or working pawl to engage the type ornumbering wheels,'and this pawl will then, upon each o'lE its Vworkingstrokes, actuatc or advance said wheels. Such workingl strokes oi thestepped or working pawl will be referred to herein as actuating strokes.i

The settings of the machine are.` determined by the settings or initialpositions given to the control ratchet 19 by indexing mechanism, whichwill be hereinafter more fully described, through the control ratchetgovernor 20. By such indexing mechanism the governor 20 is adapted to bemoved to and firmly Vbut yieldingly or releasably locked in any of nineangular positions eorresponding to the nine settings of the niachiiie,on the barrel l2. When'inoved to any of these positions the governor20vw'ill V'arry the control ratchet 19 with it by reason oit theresilient connection between these members consisting of the spiralspring 22, this spring as indicated above always tending to maintain thecontrol ratchet in a position with its'lateral projection 23 engagingthe peripheral projection or tooth 24 of the ratchet governor. When thecontrol ratchet is thus set to an initial position in which only thesmooth o1' unnotched portion 30 of its v inner periphery will be engagedby the tooth or pawl 38 of the pawl bar 36, in Athe oscilla tory workingand return strokes of the latter effected, as described, uponreciprocatory movement of the plunger or numberingliead 11, it will beobvious that neither the control ratchet nor the numbering wheels willbe advanced or actuated in the working strokes of the pawl bar and thatconsequent-ly, in the operation orp the machine under these conditions,vnone of the working strokes ot' the pawl bar will be actuating strokesand the machine will repeat or print the saine number or characters overand over. l This repeat settingl of the control is illustrated in F ig.9.

When the ratchet governor 2O is moved by the indexing mechanism so as tocariy the Control ratchet 19 to an `initial position in which the largerecess er clearance notch 29 thereof will accommodate the pawl device 3Gin the entire range oi its oscillatory movement consisting of theworking and return strokes thereof, the'control ratchet will obviouslynotv act to preventthe pawl. device from coacting with the typeY wheelsand accordingly upon each working stroke the pawl device will actuate oiadvance one or 'more of the type or numbering wheels, in

other words, when the control ratchet is set, as described, each workingstroke oitl the ratchet 19.

paivl device will be an actuating stroke. The machine will then operateto print consecutively, which is the normal operation. of.

a machine of the type herein described. This consecutive setting or' themachine and the operation of the machinel in such setting are shown inFigs. 3 and 1.

To effect any setting of the machine other than the repeat andconsecutive settings, already described, the indexing mechanismisoperated to turn the ratchet governor 20 so that itwill set thecontrol ratchet 19 in an initial position in which a certain number otthe notches 28 and 29 of the notched section of the inner periphery ofthe control ratchet, dependent upon Whether such setting of the machineis the duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate,sextuplicate, septuplicate, or octuplicate setting, are adapted tosuccessively` coact with the pawl bar Vor device 36 in the operation ofthe machine, to eltect a step-by-step advance movement of the controlratchet upon the successive Working strokes ot the paWl device. Any suchadvancemovement imparted to the control ratchet is not partaken of bythe ratchet governor 20, as lthe latter is yieldingly locked by theindexing mechanism in the position to which it vand the control ratchetwere initially set by such mechanism, and moreover the pawl bar 36never. tends to advance the ratchet governor as the latter is not onlyi'tree `from not-ches on its inner periphery but is also never engagedbythe pawl bar due to the liact that it registers with the deep recess39 provided in said barY loetween the pawl or tooth 38 and the nextvadjacent pawl 37. This advance movement ot the control ratchet,however, is opposed by and acts to Wind up the spiral spring 22, and inorder to retain the ratchet in its advanced position ater each step-wisemovement imparted to itupon a working stroke of the pavvl bar 36 andduring the return stroke of the latter, saidA ratchet is provided on aportion of its outer periphery with aV series otratch'et teeth l56 and57,' correspond- -ing` in number to the notches'28 and 29 in its innerperiphery, and a retaining member or pawl 58 is pivotally mounted 1nsuch a position on a stud 59 carried by the adjacent yleg or side memberof the yoke or head 11,

that its tooth ,60 is adapted to coact with said ratchet teeth. A leafspring 61 secured to the yoke or head 11 bears against the retainingpawl 58 and tends to constantly torce' the same towards the controlratchet 19, the arrangement being such that the tooth 60 of theretaining pawl normally gli-iles over the ratchet teeth 56 and 57 dur-Ving the step-Wise advance movement of the control ratchet effected bythe Workingl strokes of 4thepawl bar 36, but coacts With the ratchetkteeth 56 to prevent return or reverse movement of the control ratchetunthe control ratchet.

Y thereof engages 'der the action vof thespring 22, during the of thetype or numbering Wheels 16. During.

each of such number of complete oscillations of `the bar-'36, comprisingboth a Working stroke and a returnstroke of the latter, the innerperipheral portion of the ratchet having the notches 28, Vprevents thepaWl bar from engaging any ot the type Wheelsv 16, and accordingly thesame number is printed in eachactuation of the machine resulting in suchan oscillation otthepawl bar. The next Working stroke ot the pavvlbar36, however, is an actuating stroke and inr such stroke said baractuates or advances one or more o the type wheels 16. y1t will thus beseen that tor any setting of the machine other than the repeat 7, andconsecutive settings,a ceri ain number of Working strokes must bjeimparted to the pawl bar 36 before an actuating stroke vthereof iseffected. Upon the completion yof such an actuating stroke of thevpawlbar 36, the control ratchet 19 returned .or reversed. toits initial.position` or setting by the spring- 22, this spring being then renderedfree. to act by simultaneously releasing the working pawl36 and -theretaining paivl 58 or, in other Words, by

moving said pawls 36 and 58 to positions in which they are no longerrespectively in coactivc relation with the notchedinnerrperipl'1eryand,the toothed outer periphery of The Working pawl 36must nov7 go through another cycle of strokes such .as that justdescribed, before the type wheels 16 are again advanced; and itWill beapparent thatrepetitions of this cycle are obtainable as often as thecontrol ratchet 19 is returned or. reversed to its initialr vposition orsetting after` successive actuating strokes of the working paivl.siijnnltaneous release of the control ratchet 19 by both the Workingpawl or pawl bar 36'and the retaining member or pavvl 58,.at thecomplet-ion ofl each actuating stroke, is automatically effected bythemovement of a lever 63, Which I shall refer to as the lift lever, to theposition-shown in Figs. 6 and 7, wherein. a smoothicurvcd edge portion64: a portion of the tooth or paWl 38 of the pawl bar extendingoutwardly beyond the control ratchet,` to hold suchv tooth outo'lvcngagcment with the inner. yperiphery'ot thec'ontrol ratchet, andwherein a pin 65 carried thereby` coacts with a cam surface 66v provided`on the upp'erend portion of the retaining member or pawl above thetooth 60, to hold said retaining member against the action of spring 6lin a position in which the said tooth is out et the path oi the ratchetteeth 56 and 57. The lift lever 63 is mounted on a pivot screw or stud68 secured to and extending inwardly from the adjacent leg or sidemember' ol the yoke or head ll, and a spring 69 bearing one end againstthe yoke 11 and secured at its other end to the lift lever constantlytends to move the latter inwardly about the pivot G8 to the operativeposition thereof, shown in Figs. 6 and 7. rlhe lift lever, however, isnormally held in raised inoperative pesition against the action ofspring 69, as shown in Figs. 3, l, 5 and 9, by the engagement of theupper end 70 ot the retaining member or pawl 58 with the pin (l5 of saidlever. The said end 70 el the member 58 is concentric Vwith the stud 59and of such a length that the pin ot the litt lever remains inengagement therewith to retain the said lever in its raised inoperativeposition, during the oscillatory mov-ement imparted to the said memberby reason el the engagement oit the tooth or pawl G() by thc ratchetteeth 5G in the step-by-step advance movement ol the control ratchet 19,but moved wholly trom beneath said pin to thereby release the l' lever',when the tooth 60 is engaged by the high end ratchet tooth 57. Thearrangement is such that the ratchet tooth 57 is engaged with Vthe toothG0 ot' the retaining pawl in the actuating stroke of the pawl bar andthe release of the lift lever 63 ellecled substantially at thecompletion o' such actuating stroke. rll`he lift lever thereuponimmediately drops or moves, under the action oi. spring 69, to itsoperative posit-ion in which the curved surface (-l and pin 65 thereofrespectively coact with the pawl bar 36 and the cam surface 66 oil theretaining pawl 58 to move said bar and retaining pawl to and hold thesame in positions iu which' they are disengaged ilron'i and entirelyiree oit' the control ratchet 19; the

vparts then being in the positions shown in F 6. A pin or stud 72 on thelitt .lever extcndsthrough a slot 73 provided in the adjacent leg of thehead il and coacts with the lower end oil? said slot to limit the inwardor downward movement olf the lift lever. rllhe control ratchet 19 beingtlnis released'thespring 22 acts to at once return the same to itsinitial position with 'the projection 23 thereof in engagement; with thetooth or stop 24 on the control. ratchet governor 20, and upon thecon'ipletion of the next return stroke ot the working pawl 36 the partsoccupy the positions shown in Fig. 7. Upon the following working strokeof the working pawl 36 it is necessary to ellfec't the ret-urn of thelift lever G3 to its normal raised position and thereby the re- 4descrgroomer;

engagement or' both the working pawl and 65 the retaining member or pawl58 with the control ratchet 19. For this purpose, l provide a device,whichinay appropriately be called a tripper 9, comprising a crank 75:lined to the shaft 13 next to one ol the cranks 32 and between thelatter and the adjacent leg oi the main trame l, and having pivotallymounted thereon at 76 a pawl 77. il. spring' 78 coiled al iut the pivot76 coacs with the adjacent crank 32 and the pawl 77 and 'tends to holdthe latter in the position shown in Figs. 3 and l with a :-fraight edgeportion thereoi' in engagement with a corre 'pending edge portion oiicrank 75, and it wid be apparent that when pawl 77 in this position itil be rigid with when pressure is exerted upper end in one direction,but or turn about the pivot 76 against spring 78 when pressure is 'criedaganst said end in the other direction. rlhe trippcr is so arranged.that whe the li t lever (3S is in its lower operative ion, as shown inFigs. 6 and 7,' the parl 77 makes contact with the stud er pin 72 oil'tl-.e litt lever both in the return id w' rlting of the working pawl.lis 232.l ln such return stroke however, does not act to raise l?, forwhen it engages the merely yields or turns about the 1. ru i la pin 72it pivot 76 and glides past said pin, but in the wertung stroke it doesnot contacting the "un 72 clear-sed therefrom,

returned to wor-hing 58 iin'niedlately move .into lation with thecontrol l litt lever 5 raised poss; pin (S5 wi l" l dined', at thecompletion teedn-ig actuating stroke oi: 'tlpawl.

'ilhe indexing mechanism. for moving the ratchet vernor 20 and control.yratchet i9 to their dill-ferent initial positions or settings to therebyeiliect the ditlerent settings of the machine, is mounted on a plat-eSt), which is secured. as by means of screws, not shown, to the front ofthe plunger bof; or numbering wheel head ll. This indexing meenanism,referring to Figs. l, 2, il and l2, comprises a horizontal headed rod ors -ew 8l which extends through a. centrallyV disposed circular openingin the plate 80 and has a circular disl 82 secured to its inner end asby bein in threaded connection therewith, a knob 83 mounted on its outerend and a dial 84 and gear 85y mountedthereon between the knob 83 andplate 180. The gear 85 lies adjacent the front face of plate .80, butis. spaced slightly therefrom by the cylindrical hub 86 of gear85,'which hub extends outwardly `through the central opening in saidplate. The dial 84 overlies gear 85, is of larger diameter than thelatter, and has an inwardly inclined annular edge portion 87 whichserves to ei'lectually hide said gear from view. Threaded on the rod 81and having its inner end engaging thev gear hub` 86 :is a. nut 87 ofsquare or polygonal cross section, and this nut 87 extends throughopenings in the gear 85 and dial 84 and into a recess in theknob 83,which openings and recess have the saine shape in cross-section asthe.nut. 1 Accordingly, any turning movement of the knob 83 will eii'ect alike turning movement of rod 81. disk 82, gear 85 and dial 84.. Theplate 80 provided with a pair of spaced right angular inwardly extendingpiojections 88, 88 which are preferably struck in plate and which, 82,are points.

with reference to the disk Mounted in the projections 88 with its axisparallel tothat of .shaft 18 and at .right angles tothe axis of gear 85,is a rod or shaft 89 having mounted n on `one end thereof a gear 90. Thegear 9() projects through the opening 88, of plate 80 produced in thelatter by striking in vthe adjacent projection 88, andv meshes with theteeth of gear 85,. The teeth of gear 90 alsodirectly mesh with teeth 91formed in a portion of the outer periphery .,of the control ratchetgovernor 20. It will accordingly be apparent that any angular movementof knob 83 will notonly effect a like movement of dial 84,*disc 82 andgear 85,

effect a positivev turning movement of the ratchet governor 2O.y Thedisc82 is pronumb er y vided iiiits outer edge or periphery with a series ofspaced-notches 93 corresponding in i to the settings for which "themachinek is designed, thereuvbeing ofcourse, ninesuch notchesin thespecific forni of thel m'achine shown. Reference "character 94represents a lever which is pivotally mounted at one i de of the plate80, and which has its other end disposed in cooperative relation V with-a short l angularly` extending portion 58 of the retaining member or*pawl 58 Ywhich coasts with the control ratchet 19. Intermediate itsends thelever 94 is provided with an upwardly-extending rounded Anib 96engaging the vedge of thecircular disk 82 andadapted to .coact with thenotches 93 therein, as will be explained..y Al strong ,spring 97 securedat one end to the lever 94 and bearingat its l'other end against a pin98 projeetingfrom the plate 8O, acts to force the lever upwardly aboutthe pivotfrom the material of the disposed at diametrically opposite butwill alsor end by a pin 95 on the rear pin 95 and` maintain-the nib 9.8in engagementwithfthe edge of disk 82 under a .tirm but yieldingpressure The dial 84 's provided adjacent itsiedge with a scalecomprising suitable indications;

ot'. the various settings of the machine, and the stationary :plate 80is provided with an indicator in the iorm oll an index mark 99 whichcooperates with the said scale. To change. the setting of the machine itis merely necessary to vmove the dial 84 in either direction; about its`pivotal axis byv means of tlieknob 83 to aposition inA which thatindication of `the scaleon the dial c or- `respondingto the desiredsetting registers such that vin any setting. of the machine-the nib 96of lever 94 is held, under the action of spi-ing 97,V seated in one ofthe r'notches 93 oi` saiddisk, and the indexing mechanism and ratchetgovernor 20 .are thus iirinly but, yieldingly-locrked in properpositions vfor such setting.- In. the operation of changing the settingof the machin-e it-is necessary at the beginning of said operation to.disengage both the working and retaining pawls ..36 and 58 :from thecontrol ratchet 19 so as to free the latter and permit the same, incompleting such operation, to be moved with the ratchet governor .20`through the resilient connection 22 to the proper. initial position forthe new setting. This disengagement of the pawls 36 and 58 isautomatically efected by the coaction of lever v94 with vthe retainingpawl 58, 'for when the rdisk 82` is turned suflicientlytoeil'ectdisengagement of any notch 93 thereof' and the nib9G`oii lever94, Vthe: latter is forced downwardlyl against the actioiiof spring 97vso as to cause said'nib to ride on a high circular edge portion ofl thedisk between said notch and an adjacent notch movementvo'f the lever thefree end thereof engagesthe angularprojection 58.of theretainingpawl andlthereby moves the latter outwardly about the pivot pin 59 and againstthe action of spring G1 to a positionin which the tooth'GO this pawl outof thefpa'th ofthe ratchet teeth 56 and 57, while in such outwardmovementy 'of the'pawl 58' the curved ,end 7() thereof is moved clear ofthe pin G5 of the lift lever G3 and the latter drops under the action ofthe spring to a position corresponding, to that shown in Figs. 6 and 7,andd1seiigages the working .pawl 36 troni the notched inner periphery of:the control ii5 9 3; and in. such downward ratchet. rIfhe lift leverI63 remains in this lowered position after the completion of theoperation of changing the setting of the machine and thereby holds theworking and retaining pawls 3G and 58 disengaged from the controlratchet i9, until restored to its normal raised and inoperative positionas described above, upon the next working stroke of the pawl 36. Thisnext working improved construction since the control ratchet will alwaysbecome operative at the beginning of its new initial position orsetting, and this is true regardless of whether the control ratchet ismoved to such new initial position or setting either before the numberthen set up on the type wheels has been printed the predetermined numberof times conforming to the preceding setting or at the completion ofsuch a preiileterinined number' of printings.

In a numbering machine constructed in accordance with my invention wearand interference of the parts are reduced to a minimum. In thisconnection it is to be noted that in the consecutive setting of themachine there is no wear or interfence whatever of the parts of thecontrol mechanism as the latter is then inoperative; and that in therepeat setting the control vratchet acts directly on the working pawl tohold the latter disengaged from the numbering wheels and the controlmechanism is otherwise entirely inoperative, whereby wear andinterference are again eliminated.

The machine is preferably provided with suitable pawl retaining means(not shown), such, for example, as that. employed in the structuredescribed in my prior Patent 1,474,715 above referred to, adapted tocoact with the notched inner peripheries of the numbering or type wheelsto prevent rearward movement fof these wheels and also to prevent saidwheels from being too easily advanced.

As hereinbefore indicated the principles of my invention are not limitedto numbering machines of the characte' specifically described herein,but are applicable topractically all other types of automatic numberingmachines. It is alsorto be understood that the speciiic embodiment of myinvention shown and `described herein is subject to numerousmodification in the size,

Shape and arrangement of parts without departure from the spirit of -myinvention or the scope of the appended claims.

I'Iaving now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is as follows:

l. In a numbering machine, a main frame, a head mounted forreciprocatory movement in said main frame and carrying a series of typewheels, pawl means having a plurality of pawls respectively coaetingwith and adapted to actuate said wheels, means yfor operating said pawlmeans upon reciprocatory movement of said head in the' main frame, andmechanism for controlling the actuation of the pawl means bysaidoperating means comprising a device movable with at least one of saidpawls and a single control member adapted to coact direetly with saiddevice and also adapted to be set in a plurality of different initialpositions and thereby effect a corresponding number of differentsettings of the machine.

2. In a numbering machine, a main frame, a head mounted forreeiprocatory movement in .Jaid main frame and carrying a series of typewheels, pawl means adapted to actuate said wheels, means for operatingsaid pawl means upon reeiprocatory movement of said hea d in the mainframe, mechanism for controlling the pawl means comprising a singlecontrol member adapted to coact directly with said pawl means andadapted to be set .in a plurality of different initial positions andthereby eiiect a corresponding number of different settings of themachine, and means for setting said Vcontrol member in its variousinitial positions comprising a governor member having a resilientconnection with the control member, said connection providing formovement of the control member relatively to the governor member by saidpawl means. l

3. In a numbering machine, a main frame, a head mounted forreciprocatory movement in said main frame and carryinga series of typewheels, pawl means adapted to actuate said wheels, means 'foroperating'said pawlA means upon reciprocatory movement of said head 1nthe main frame, mechanism for controlling the pawl means comprising asingle control member adapted to coact directly.

with said pawl means and adapted to be set in a plurality of differentinitial positions and thereby effect a corresponding number of differentsettings ofthe machine, and means for setting said control member in itsvarious initial positions comprising a governor'member having aresilient connection wi th the control member and indexing mechanism foractuating said governor member, said connection providing for movementof the control member relatively yto the governor member by said pawlmeans.

4t. In a numbering machine, a main frame,

yieldingly viiiiyiiis and being ada ated tohe set i a head mounted iorreciprocatory movement in said main traine and carrying a series o typewheels, pawl means adapted .to actuate said wheels, meansfor operatingsaid pawl means upon recipi'ocatory movement of said head in the maintrame, mechanism lior'controlling the pawl 'means comprising a singlecontrol member adapted to coact directly with said pawl means andadapted to be Set in a plurality otl different initial positions andthereby etl'ecta corresponding numberl of diii'erent settings of themachine, and mea-ns for setting said control member in its variousinitial positions `comprising a governor member having a resilientconnection with the control member and indexing mechanism for actuatingsaid governor member, said indexing mechanism having means for lockingthe governor member in a plurality et different positionsfcorrespondingTto the different settings ot' the machine.

o. In a numbering machine, a main frame, ahead mounted for reciprocatorymovement in said main iframe and carrying a series of. n

` ieels, pawl means adapted to aetuate saidwheels, means for operatingsaid paw] means upon reciprocatory movement vof said type .w

head in the main iframe, and mechanism for controlling the actuation otthe type wheels by said pawl means comprising a control member adaptedto n position to the action thereon et said resilient means.

6. In a numbering machine,a main frame,

a head mounted for reciprocatory movement in said mainframe, a series ottype wheels coaxially mounted on said head, pawl means y adaptedtoactuate said wheels, lmeans lfor operating said pawl means uponreciprocatory movement actuation of thetype wheels .by said pawl meanscomprising a control member mounted on said head coaxially with said4wheels for turning movement, said control member being adapteilto coactdirectly with said pawl a plurality o'tdiierent in1 il positions tothereby,7 e a corresponding number et' ditlerent settings et themachine.

7. In a numbering machine, a series oit typewvlieels, pawl means' havinga plurality et pawls respectively coacting with and adapted toactuatevsaidl wheels, means for operating said pawl means, and mechanismvtype .vheels, pawl means having coact directly with said y pawl meansand adapted to be set ina' plurality ot different initial positions Vto'there-Vr by eitect a corresponding number of diitl'ferof saidA head inthe main frame, and mechanism for controlling the `ada1 ted`to coactdirectly be set in a plurality ofdi'lferent initial'positionsvto therebyeil'ect a corresponding num-` ber oli different settings of the machine.

said

f 8. ln a numberingmachine, a series of a plurality respectivelycoacting with and ot pawls y wheels, means tor adapted to actuate saidset in a plurality ot different initial positions to thereby eifect a'corresponding number of diiierent settings ot the machine,l saidconltrol member being provided with means with which said device isadapted to di# rectlyy coact upon the operation of the latter to eiiectmovement ot such control member away from any such initial position inwhich it may be set Qlln; a numbering machine, a series of type wheels,ypawl means having a plurality ot pawlsvrespectively coacting with andadapted'to actua-te said wheels, means tor operatingsaid pawl means, andmechanism for controlling the actuation of lthe'y type wheels by saidpawl means comprisingy a` said` device movable` with one at least ofpawls and a control member adapted to coact directly with said deviceand adapted `to be set in a plurality of Ydillerent initiall positionsto thereby etfect a'corresponding number of diilierent settings ot' themachine, said control member being provided with means withwhieh saiddevice is adapted to directlycoact upon the operation of the Vlatter toeltect step-by-step movement of such control member away irom any suchinitial posi tien'in which it may be set.

l0. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, pawl means adaptedto aetuate said` wheels, means of said pawl means, mechanismforcontrolling the actuation otthe typewheels by said p'awl meansIcomprising a controlrmember with. said pawl means and adapted to be setin a plurality ot diii'erent initial positions to thereby elect acorresponding number of ldiiferent settings of the machine, said controlmember beingv provided', s aidpawl means is adapted to directly coactjupon the operation of vthe latter to eifect;

movement or' such control member away trom anysuch initial position inwhich it nay be set, and mechanism for setting said ter eiiectingoperation v'operating said pawl means, and mechanism with means withwhich n Cil pose such movement of said control member `from any initialposition thereof.

l1. In a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, means foradvancing' said Wheels including a pawl device, havingv a plurality ofpawls respectively coacting vv'ith said Wheels and a member movable withat least one of such paivls and conti'ol mecha.- nism for said pawldevice adjustable to effeet a plurality et settings oit the machineother than the repeat and consecutive settings thereof, said mechanismincludinga rotatably mounted element arranged so that in each such othersettingY of the inachine it is actuatable directly by said membei' andis also adapted to control said pawl device. f

12. ln a numbering' machine, a. series of coaxially Vmounted typeWheels, means for advancing said Wheels including` a paWl device,comprising` a plurality ot relatively Vfixed pavvls and controlmechanism for said paivl device adjustable to effect a plurality ofsettings ot the machine other than the repeat and consecutive settingsthereof, said mechanism including; a member rotatably mounted adjacentto and coaxially with said type Wheels and being so arranged that in anysuoli other setting of the machine it is actuatable by one of' saidpawls ngen operation of the machine and is also adapted to control thepaivl device. l

13. ln a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, means for advancingsaid Wheels including a paWl device, having),` a plui'ality ofrelatively fixed paivls and control mechanism adjustable to effect aplurality of settings of the machine, said mechanism including arotatable member mounted adjacent to and coaxially with said 'typeWheels and adapted to be actuated by one of said paWls and also tocontrol said paWl device in each of the settings of the machine.

14. ln a numbering' machine, a sei'ies of type Wheels, an' oscillatorypawl device for advancing' said Wheels, indexingv mechanism comprisingan indicating member movable to effect the various settings of themachine, and a ratchet member for controlling' the coaction of saidpaivl device with the type Wheels and having a resilient connection withsaid indexing` mechanism, said paivl device being adapted in successivecoinpleteosc-illatory movements thereof and in certaii'i settings of themachine, to directly impart to said ratchet member a step-by-stepmovement in opposition to the action thereon oi said resilientconnection.

15. ln a numbering machine, a sei'ies of type Wheels, an oscillatorypawl device for advancing said Wheels, means comprising a ratchet forcont-rolling the coaction of said pavvl device With said type Wheels,mechanisin having` a resilient connection with said ratchet for movingthe latter to different initialv positions andV adapted to therebyeffect the different settings of the machine,- said ratchet beingadapted when in a predetermined position to permit the pawl device tocoact with said wheels and when in any other the action oi" saidresilient connection to- Wards said, predeteri'nined position, a devicey coacting' with the ratchet for holding the latter after each suchAstep movement thereof, and means adapted Whenthe ratchet reaches suchiiiredeteiwiined' position to automatically effect the release of Vtheratchet from said holding device and the paWl device and thereby permitsaid resilient connection to return 'the ratchet to its saidcorresponding initial position.

1G. In a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, an oscillatory paWldevice for advancing said wheels, means comprising a ratchetforcontrolling the ceaction of said pa-wl device with said type Wheels,mechanisin having a resilient connection with said ratchet for movingthe latter to different ifnitial positions and adapted to thereby effectthe different settings of the machine, said ratchet being adapted whenin a predetermined position to permit the pawl device to coact with saidWheels and when in any other` position to prevent the paivl device tromcoacting with the type wheels, the paivll devicefin a certain setting'of the-machine being adapted, when oscillated, to impart a stepby-stepmov-ement to said ratchet away frein its corresponding initial positionand against the action of said resilient connection to- Wards saidpredetermined position, a device coacting' with the ratchet for holdingthe lattei' after each such step movement thereof, and means controlled'by the ratchetV and adapted when the) latter re ches such predeterminedposition to autoi'natically effect the release of the ratchet from saidholding' device and the pawl device and thereby permit said resilientconnection to return the ratchet to its said corresponding initialposition.

17. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, pawl means adaptedto actuate said wheels, means for operating said pawl means, andmechanism for controlling the actuation of the type Wheels by said paivlmeans comprising' a control member adapted to coact directly `with saidpavvl means and adapted to be set in a plurality of different initialpositions to thereby effect a corresponding number of different settingsof the machine, said control member having means formed integrallytherewith and with Which said pavvl means is adapted to directly coactupolt the opera-tion ot the latter to effect movement of such controlmember away from any such initial position in which vit may be set, andmeans adapted in any such` setting of the machine and after a:predetermined movement of the. control member from' its correspondinginitial position, to automatically effect the returiiof the controlmember to such initial posit-ion. y

18. In a numbering machine, aseries of type wheels, pawl means adaptedto actuate said wheels, means for operating said paivl means, andmechanism tor controlling the actuation ofthe type Wheels by said pawlmea-ns comprising ajcontrol member adapted to coact directly withsaidpawl means and adapted to be set in a plurality of'different initialpositions to thereby effect a corresponding number of different settingsof' the machine, said control member having means formed integrallytherewith and with which said pavvl means is adaptedto'direetly coactupon the operation of the! latter `to effect movement of such controlmember away/ 'Kto effect a plurality of settings of` the' ma- 1 chine inaddition to the repeat and consecutive settings thereof', saidmechanism. including` a rotatably mounted member arranged so thatin eachof such additional settings ofl the machine it is actuatable di-' rectlyby one of` said pawls and is also adapted to control said device. n

20. In a machine. of the character dcscribed, a. series of type Wheels,mea-ns for advancing said Wheels including a device consisting of a.plurality of'relaitively fixed pa\\'ls,'-an`d cont-rol mechanisin forsaid device adjustable to effect a plurality ofrsettings of ,the machinein addition'to the repeat and consecutive settings thereof, said`mechanism including a rotatably'mounted member arranged so that in eachof such additional settings of the machine it is actuatable directly byone of said pavvls and isalsoadapted to control said device, said memberin the repeat setting of the machine being continuously inengagenientwith said device to maintain the latter out ot coactingrelation With the type Wheels. n n Q1. In a machine vof the characterdes scribed, a seriesof type Wheels, means for advancing said Wheelsincluding a paWl de-` vice, and control mechanism for said pavvli deviceadjustable to effect a plurality of settings of the machine in additionto the re- V peat and consecutive settings thereof, said mechanismincluding I a rotatably mounted member arranged so that in each of suchadditional settings of the machine it is'actiiatable directly by saidpawl device `and is also adapted to control the latter,

said member having a cutaway portion which in the consecutive setting ofthe machine, is positioned to permit the pawl device continuously to bein coactive relation with the type wheels. 22. In a macliiiiejotl thecharacter ldescribed, .a series of type Wheels, means for advancing saidWheelsrincluding a pawl device, and control mechanism for said pawldevice adjustable to effect a plurality of settings of the machine inaddition to the repeat `and consecutive settings thereof, said mechanismincluding a yrotatably mounted member arranged so that ineach ot suchadditional settings of the machine it is actuatable directly by saidpawl device and also adapted tocontrol the latter, said member in therepeat setting ofl the machine beingfcontinuoi'isly in engagement withthe paivl device tor maintain the latter out of' ceacting relation Withthe type Wheels,

'and said member having a cutaway portion which in the consecutivesetting of the machine, is positioned to permit the pawl devicecontinuously to be in coactive relation with the type `wheels. v 23. Ina numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheel advancing meansincluding a working ypawl, indexing mechanisminovable to effectdifferent settings of themachine, a control member yieldingly movableWith said mechanism, and means for holding said mechanism in variouspositions corresponding respectively to saidsettings, the pawl beingadapted iiponeach oif successive actuations thereof in certain yset--tings of the machine directly to actuate and move the controlinemberwshile lbeing itself 24. In a numberingmachine, a series of vtypeWheels, type wheel advancing means including a Working paivhindexingmechanism movable to effect differentsettings of the machine, acontrol'v member yieldingly movable with said inechanisnn'and ine-ansfor holding said mechanism in various positions correspondingrespectively to said settings, the -paivl being adapted upon each of'successive actuations thereof incertain 'settings of the machinedirectly to actuate and move the control member While beingL itself heldby the control member from coi-v acting With the type Wheels', and thepavvl vbeing movable into coacting relation With the type wheels Whenthe control member reaches a predetermined point in its travel.

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vheldby the control member from coacting l with the type Wheels.

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25.` In a numbering machine, a series ot' type wheels, type Wheeladvancing means including a Working paivl, indexing mechanism movable toellec` dii'l'erent settings et the machine, a control member yieldinglymovable with said mechanism, and means for holding said mechanism invarious positions corresponding respectively to said settings, the pan/lbeing adapted upon each ot successive actuations thereof in certainsettings et' the machine directly to actuate and move the control memberivhile being itselt held by the control. member from ccacting with Vthetype Wheels, and the paivl being movable into coaeting relation with thetype Wheels when the control member reaches a predetermined point in itstravel determined by the extent oit movement et' `the indexingmechanism,

26. ln a numbering machine, a series oi type Wheels, type wheeladvancing means including a Working paivl, ini'iexing mechanism movableto effect dilterent settings ot the machine, a control member yieldinglymovable with said mechanism, and means for holding said mechanism invarious positions correspondingl respectively to said settings, the pawlbeing adapted upon each of successive actuations thereof in certainsettings oiE the machine directly to aetuate and move the controlmember' while being itself held by the control member from coacting withthe type Wheels, the type Wheel actuating function ojt' the paivl beingautomatically restoret when the control member reaches a predeterminedpoint in its travel determined by the extent oit thV movement oit thecontrol member in unison with that ot theindexing mechanism.

27. In a machine of the class described, a series of type wheels, typeWheel advancing mechanism including a working paivl, indexing mechanismmovable to etlect different settings ot the machine, a ratchet ivheelyieldably movable with said mechanism, means for holding said mechanismin various positions corresponding respectively to said settings, thepaivl being adapted upon each oi successive actuations thereof incertain settings of the machine directly to actiiate and advance theratchet Wheel While being itselfv held by the latter from coacting withthe type Wheels, a retaining paivl coacting with the teeth of theratchet vvlieel to hold the latter after each advance movement thereof,the type wheel actuating timetion et the pavvl being automaticallyrestored after a predetermined advance movement el the ratchet wheeldetermined by the extent oft the movement et the ratchet Wheelv inunison With that of the indexing mechanism, and means adapted after suchpredetermined advance movement et the ratchet Wheel automatically torelease the retaining paWl and eilect the return of the ratchet Wheel toits normal position with respect to the indexing mechanism.

28. In a machine of the class described, a series of type Wheels, typewheel advancing mechanism including a Working pawl, indexing mechanismmovable to etl'ect ditt'erent settings of the machine, a ratchet wheelyieldably movable with said mechanism, means for holding said mechanismin various positions corresponding` respectively K to said settings, thepawl being adapted upon each of successive actuations thereof in certainsett-ings of the machine directly to actuate and advance the ratchetWheel while being itself held by the latter from coacting with the typewheels,v a retaining paivl coacting With the teeth of the ratchet Wheelto hold the latter after each advance movement thereof, the type Wheelactuating liunction of the paivl being automatically restored 'after apredetermined advance niovement ot' the ratchet Wheel determined bytheextent of the movement of the ratchet iif'iheel in unison with that ofthe indexing mechanism, and means comprising one of the teeth of theratchet Wheel adapted after such predetermined advance movement of theratchet Wheel automatically to release the retaining paivl and effectthe return of the ratchet wheel to its normal position with:

respect to the indexing mechanism.

29. In a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheeladvancing mechanism including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor holding said mechanism in any position in which it isset, a ratchetfor controlling said pawl device and having a resilient connection withsaid mechanism, said paWl device being adapted upon successiveactuations thereof directly to advance said ratchet step by step againstthe action of said resilient connection, a retaining paivl forpreventingl backward movement of the ratchet, and means for releasingthe retaining paivl to thereby automatically effect the return of theratchet to its normal position With respect to the indexing mechanism. l

30. Ina numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheel advancinglmechanism including a. paWl device, indexing mechanism, means forholding said mechanism in any position in which itis set, a ratchet forcontrolling said pa-Wl device and having a resilient connection withsaid mechanism, said pawl device being adapted upon successiveactuations thereof directly to advance said ratchet step by stepagainst` the action 0fsaid resilient connection, a retaining paivl forpreventing backward movement of the ratchet, and means carried by theratchet for releasing the retaining paWl to thereby automatically eiiectthe return of the ratchet to its normal position with respect to theindexing mechanism.

. ratchet for controlling said pawl rwith said series of teeth forpreventing. ward movement oii the ratchet, and means comprising a hightooth provided on the ratchetat one end ofsaid series ojf teeth'` foi"-3l. In anumbering machine, a series of type wheels, type Wheel advancingmechanism including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, means' forholding said mechanism in any position 'in which it is set, a device andhaving a resilient connection withA said mechanism, said paWl devicebeing adapted upon successive actuations thereofl directly to advancesaid ratchet step by step against the action of said resilientconnection, a. `-retaining pawll for y preventing backward movement ofthe ratchet, means Vforreleasing the retaining pawl to therebyautomatically effect the return of the ratchet to its normal positionwith respect to the indexing mechanism, and means for effectingv thereturn of the retainingfpawl to its operative position. Y

32. In ay numbering machine, a series of type wheels, type wheeladvancing ymechanism including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor Aholding said mechanism in any position in which it is set, aratchet for controlling said pawl device and having a resilientconnect-ion with said mechanismsaid pa'wl devicebeing adaptedy uponsuccessive' actuations thereof directly to advance said ratchet step bystep against the action,` of vsaid resilient connection, a retainingpawl for preventing backward movement of the ratchet, means y.forreleasing the retaining pawl to thereby automati-` cally.k effect thereturn of the ratchet to its normal position with respect to theindexing mechanism, and means for effecting automatically the return ofthe yretaining pawl to its operative position uponthe succeedingactuation of saidpawldevice.

33. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels,type Wheeladvancing-mechanism including a 'pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansand having a series of teethand a resilient connection with. saidmechanism,` said pawl device being adapted upon successive actuapaw]coacting silient connection, a retaining back releasing the retainingpawl to thereby auto- 'inatically 4ei'l'ect the return of the ratchet toits normal position with respect tothe in-,

dexing mechanism. Y y

34. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, type wheel,advancing mechanism including vafpavvl device, mechanism,` means forvholding' said mechanisin'in any setting thereof, a ratchet for'controlling said pawl device and lhaving a c tive positions with respectto thel y for holding said ineclianisi'n in any position in which it isset, a ratchet for controllingsaid paWl device 'pawl for preventingindexing resilient connection with said mechanism, said ratchety beingprovided with two series of teeth, the pawl device being adapted uponsuccessive actuations thereof'directly to coact with one ofsaid seriesof teeth and thereby advance the ratchet step by step against the'action of lsaid `resilient connection, a retaining pawl coact-ing withthe other of said seriesl of teeth for preventing" backward movement `ofthe ratchet, and means adapted tov eiect .movement of saidvretainingpawl and pawl device to inoperawith respect to the respective gseries 'of teeth of the ratchet and thereby effect the return of theratchet toits normal position with 'respect to the indexing mechanism. iy

35. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, typel wheeladvancingv mechanism including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor holding said mechanism in any setting thereof,"a ratchet forcontrolling saidfpawl device and having a resilient connection.`withsaidA mechanism, said pawl device' being adapted upon sucicessiveactuations thereof directly to advance said ratchet step by step againstthe action of said resilient connection, a retaining pawl forfpreventingbackward-movement Y respect tothe ratchet to thereby effect thelreturnvofv the lattery to its normal position indexing mech anisin.

v36. In a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, type wheeladvancing mechanismu including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor holding said mecha- `nism iniany setting thereof, a ratchet forcontrolling said pawl device and having a resilient connection .withsaid mechanism,

saidpawl device being adapted uponsuccess'ive actuations 'thereofdirectly to advance said `ratchet'*stepA bystep against the action; ofsaid resilient connection, vay retaining l backward movement of theratchet and means 'comprising a member carried byf'the ratchetforeffecting the" y movement of both thepavvl-A device and` the retainingpawl to inoperative positions with respect to the ratchetto therebyeffect the return of the latter to its normal'position with respect tothe indexing mechanism;

37. Ina numbering machine, a vseries 'of nism including la jpawl device,indexing mechanism, means tor holding said; mecha- ,nism in vanysettingthereof, a Aratchetxfork v type wheels, type Wheel advancingmecha-k .iet for controlling .aid pawl device and having` a resilientconnection with said mechanism, said pawl device being adapted uponsnccessive aetiiations thereof` directly to advance said ratchet step bystep against the action of said resilient connect-ion, a retaining pawlfor preventing;` backward movement of the ratchet, and means adaptedafter a ,predetermined advance movement of the ratchet, determined hy tle extent of the movement of the ratchet inA Vunison with that oftheindeiiing mecliai'iisni, automatically to effect the movement of1ooth the pawl device and the retaining pawi to inoperative positionswith respect to 'the ratchet to thereby effect the return of the latterto its normal position. with rcspi-ict to the indexing mechanism.

39. ln a numberingh machine, a series of type wheels, type wheeladvaneini;` mechanism including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor holding,` said mechanism .iii any setting` thereof, a ratchet forcontrolling said pawl device and havine a resilient connection with saidmechai i, said pawl device being adapted upon snccessive actnationsthereof directiy to advance said ratchet step hy step against the actionoi. said resilient connection, a retainingrpawl for preventing backwardmovement of the ratchet, means adapted after a predetermined advancemovement of the ratchet automaticaily to effect the movement of both.the pawl device and the rctaining` pawl Vto inoperative positions withrespect to the ratchet to thereby effect the return. of the latter toits normal position with respect to the indexing mechanism, and meansopeable upon the following alot-nation of the machine to effect thereturn of the pawl device and the retainingl pawl to ltheir operativepositions with respect to the ratchet. i

a0. In a numbering,` machine, a series of type wheels, type wheeladvancingmechanism` including a pawl device, indexing mechanism, meansfor holding said mechanism in any setting thereof, a ratchet forcontrolling' said pawl device and having' a resilient connection withsaid mechanism, said pawl device being adapted upon siic- .if/oase@cessive actuations thereof directly toad-` nce said ratchet step'by stepagainst the action of said resilient connection, a retaineffect thereturn of the latter to its normal posit-mn with respect tothe indexingmechanis-1m.

` 4l. ln a nninbrring machine, a series of type whee" type wheeiadvaneiniI mechaiiism inchiein@` a pawi i mechanism, means for holdingsaid mechaiiisn'i in any setting thereof, a ratchet for controlling saidpawi device and having a resilient connecten with sai(4 mechanism, saidpawl devies hein adapted upon successive actiiations thereof directl toadvance said ratchet step by step against the action of said ie, cntconnection, a retaining pawl for preventiei;1 backward movement of theratchet, and means coinprisin` part of the means foil hoidinn theindexing mechanism adapted to etilfct the movement ofboth the pawldevice and the reainiiig pawl to infipcrative posi ns with respect tothe ratchet to thereby e.

n mecninisni, means for holding` said mecha-1 nisin in any setting`thereof, a ratchet for controiii'npj said pawl device and having;` aresilient conne tion with said mechanism, said paivi device ybeing," add upon successive actiiations thereof diiectly to advance said ratchetstep by step agipinst the action of said resilient connection, Y forpreventing backward movement of the ratchet, and means eemgjirisine'part of the means holding` the indexing mechanism adapted when movedfrom its holding position to effect the ii'ioveincnt of both the pawldevice and the retaining pawl to inoperative positions with resp-ect to'the ratchet to thereby eiiect the return of the latter to its normalposition with respect to the indexing mechanism.

ln a numbering machine, a series of type whecis, typewheel advancingmechanism including a sive actuations thereof directly to advancev saidratchet step by step against the action of said resilient connection, aretaining pawl device, indexingl a retaining pawl' pawl device,:indexingV mechai'iisni, means for holding said 'mecha-r vzo forlpreventing backwardmovement of the ratchet, meansl rendered operable bymove-l ment of the indexing mechanism from any setting thereof to effectthe movement of Aboth the pawl device and the retaining pawl toinoperative positions with respect Yto the ratchet to thereby effect thereturn ofthe latter to its normalL position with respect to the indexingmechanism, and means operable upon the following actuation of themachine tok effect@ the return of the pawl device nisin in any setting.thereof, ratchet'for controlling said pawl device and having a resilientconnection with said mechanism,

said pawl device being adapted upon successive actuationsthereofdirectly to advance said ratchet step by step against the actionof said resilient connection, a retaining pawl foi preventing backwardmovement of the'y ratchet, means comprising part of the means forholding the indexing ,mechanism adapted when moved from vits holdingposition to effect the movement fof both the pawl devicev and theretaining pawl to inoperative yposi-k tions with respect to the ratchetto thereby effect the return of the latter to its noi-mal position withrespect to the indexing mecha# msm, and means operable upon thefollowing act-uatioii ofthe machine to. effect the 1 return of the pawldevice and the retaining pawl to their operative positions with respecttothe ratchet. c

45. In a numbering machine, a type wheels, means including a pawl'devicefor advancing said wheels, indexinginechanisin, means for holding saidmechanism in any-setting thereof, a ratchet for controlf' ling the pawldevice, a spring connect-ing Vthe ratchet and` said mechanism, said pawldevice being adapted upon successive actuatioiis thereof directly toengage and advance said ratchet against theaction'of said spring,

anda member. adapted to prevent backward movement of said ratchet undertheaction of governor member,

said spring.

f 46. In a numbering machine, a series ofr typewlieels, means includingapawl devicev for advancing said wheels, indexing mechanism, means forholding said mechanism in any setting thereof, a ratchet forcontrolling` the pawl device, a spring connecting the ratchet and saidmechanism, said. pawl 1device beingadapted upon successive actuationsthereof directly to engage and advance said ratchet against the actionof said spring,

a member adapted tolprevent backward inovementof `said yratchet underthe," action otsaid spring, and means carried by saidratchet adapted tocontact said member and series of move it to inoperative position withrespect to the ratchet ,l a

47.Iii a numbering machine, a series of type wheels, means including apawl device for advancing said wheels, indexing mecha-v nism, ymeansfoi-holding said ymechanism in any setting thereof, a ratchet forcontrolling the pawl device, a spiing` connecting the Vratchet andsaid'mechanism, said pawl device being adapted upon successive actua.

tions thereof directly to engageand advance said ratchet .against theaction of said spring, a member adapted toy prevent rbackwardV movementof saidratchet under the vaction s of said spring, means carried by saidratchet adapted tocontact saidfmember and move it to inoperativeposition with respect to the ratchet, and means movable with vthe :pawldevice and adapted upon the following actuation. of the latterautomatically to eHect the return of said member to operativepositionvwith respect to the ratchet.

48. In a machine of the class described, a

series of numbering wheels, means including ra pawl device adapted uponeach actuation thereof normally to advance said wheels onek unit, andmeans whereby anumber set up on said `wheels may Vbe automaticallyrepeated'a predetermined number of times and:vr

the number of such predeterminations,varied and the original number setup on the .wheels repeated after suchvariation, including an adjustableindicating member, a governor `ineii'iber connected thereto so fas to beset to y.position therewith, a control member, said governor and controlmembers being `provided; with cooperating stops, a resilient con nectionbetween the governor member' andy control member tending `to maintainthe same in given relative positions with said stops in engagement,said.A control member being adapted to be movedfdirectly `by said pawl'Ay device on each actuationwof the latter against tlieaction` of saidresilient connection, and

means adapted tovlimit such movement ofthe control member to an extent.corresponding to the nuinberat'whichjsaid indicating inein- Ybei'l isset and to then eifect'fthe return of such control .member to theposition in vwhich they stop thereof engages the vstop of said 49. Inamachine ofthe class described, a

iioA L series of numbering wheels, means including apawl 'device adaptedupon each actuation thereof normally to. advancesaid wheels oneunit,a'nd means whereby'anumber set upy on` said wheels may `beautomatically repeated vany predetermined.number of times at will andthe number ofsuch predetermina-k tions varied before tlie original'number of predetern'iinations has been completed, in-

" cluding .aniy adjustable indicating member, a

governor member connected thereto so'as to beset to positiontherewi'tln'a: control member, said. governor and vcontrol ,membersVbe-A ing provided with cooperating stops, a resilient connectionbetween the governor meinber and control member tending to maintain thesame in given relative positions with said stops in engagement, saidcontrol member being adapted to be moved directly by said pawl device oneach actuation of the latter' against the action of said resilientconnection, and means adapted to limit such moveyment oit the controllmember to an extent corresponding` to the number at which saidindicating member is set and to then effect the return of such controlmember to the position in which the stop thereof engages the stop oifsaid governor member.

50. In a machine oi the class described, a series ot numbering wheels,means including a paivl' device adapted upon each actuation thereofnormally to advance said Wheels one unit, and means whereby a number setup on said Wheels may be automatically repeated a predetermined numberof times, automatically advanced one unit and autematically repeated thesame predetermined number of times, and whereby the number of either ofsuch predeterminations may be varied betere they have been completed,including an adjustable indicating member, a governor .member connectedthereto as to be set to position therewith, a control member, said`governor and control members being provided with cooperating stops, aresilient connection bet-Ween the governor member and control membertending te maintain the same in given relative positions with said stopsin engagement, said control member being adapted to be vmoved directlyby said paivl device on each actuation of the latter against the actionot said resilient connection, and means adapted to limit such movementet the control member .to an extent Correspendingl to the number atwhich said indicating` member is set and to then eiect the return oi?such control member to the rposition in which the stop thereof engagesthe stop of said governor member.

5l.' In a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheeladvancing means comprising a paWl device, means iter controlling thepawl device comprising a control .member adapted to coact directly withthe paWl device, and means for setting said control member in aplurality oi? dii'lerent initial positions to t ereby effect acorresponding number et different settings of the machine comprising`agovernor member having` a resilient connection with the control member,movable indicating means, and a member movable with said indicatingmeans and having a direct geared connection With said governor member. Y

52.' In a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheeladvancing means comprising a pavvl device, means for controlling the.paWl device comprising a control member adapted to coact directly WithVthe paivl device, and means for setting said control. member in aplurality of different initial positions to thereby effect acorresponding` .number of dii'lierent settings oi the machinecompi'isinga governor member having` a resilient connection with thecontrol niember, movalne indicating means, and a mein.- ber movable withsaid indicating` means and havine' a direct geared connection with saidnieinbe the said control and governor members being mounted adjacenteach other for movement about a common axis and having cooperativestops, and. said resilient connection constantly tending to maintain thecontrol member in a position relative to the governor member in. Whichsaid stops are.

in engagement.

ln a numbering machine, a series of type Wheels, type Wheel advancingmeans, meaiis 'for controlling said advancing means, and means forsetting said controlling means in a number oit different initialpositionsto 'thereby eliect a corresponding number of member adjacentthe type Wheels, and type wheel advancing means comprising va paWlmember mounted Within and adapted to coact with beth the type wheels andthe control member, vin a plurality et diiierent.V

setti es oi" the achiiie.

2 ina numbering machine, a series of annular type wheels, an annularcontrolmember adjacent the type Wheels, type Wheel advancine meanscomprising a paivl member mounted Within and adapted to co-,

act with bol'hthe type Wheels and the control member, in a plurality ofdiil'erent s'ettings oif the macliinc, and means for setting saidcontrolv member in a plurality of diii'ierent initial positions tothereby effect a corresponding number ont different ,set-V tings of the.machine comprising a member having` a resilient connection with thecontrol member.

56. ln a numbering machine, a series ot annular type Wheels, an annularcontrol member adj; Wheel advancing means comprising la pawl membermounted Within and adapted to coact with both the typey Wheels and thecontrol member, in a plurality of dii'lferent settings oic the machine,and means for setting said control member in ia lplurality of;

ent the ytype ivheels, type

